Afep Pigeon vs Dark-eared Brown-dove

Columba unicincta से तुलना Phapitreron brunneiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Afep Pigeon Dark-eared Brown-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba unicincta Phapitreron brunneiceps
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.2 cm (16.6 in) 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
वजन 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 131.2 g (4.63 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Afep Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Dark-eared Brown-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

गीत

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Dark-eared Brown-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Vulnerable

Dark-eared Brown-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

पंख

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Dark-eared Brown-dove

पंख

Dark-eared Brown-dove: dark ear patch; brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Philippine endemic; dark ear diagnostic

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) — 36–40 cm. Large; dark grey; single narrow black ring on hindneck; pale grey rump. Inhabits canopy of rainforest in West and Central Africa. Frugivore; feeds on forest fruits. Poorly known; an upper-canopy species seldom studied at close range.

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Small dove, 21–23 cm, dark brown with a brown (rather than grey) head and iridescent purple neck. Restricted to the forests of Mindanao, Leyte, and Samar in the southern and eastern Philippines. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family